Sr. Quality Manager - Design Assurance
About The Position
The Sr. Quality Manager – Design Assurance leads integration of reliability and robustness into New Product Development and drives warranty reduction through structured problem solving. The role continuously improves Oshkosh Quality Management System standards, procedures, and processes, and serves as the point person for Quality integration in Product Development. The position reports to the Sr. Director – Global Quality. The role combines office-based administrative duties with work in field or production environments. Office work may involve extended computer use, sitting, and meetings. Field or floor work may involve walking across varied terrain or shop floors, standing, lifting up to 50 pounds, climbing stairs, and exposure to varying temperatures or noise. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in operations management, engineering, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of related work experience.
- Excellent project management and prioritization skills, with solid business acumen.
- Results-oriented, with strong analytical skills and demonstrated process-improvement success managing large teams in a continuous-improvement culture.
- Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the business, from senior leaders to working teams, and present complex or new ideas clearly and simply.
- Strong listening, interpersonal, and communication skills to build productive relationships and influence others within and across organizations.
- Ability to adapt to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines using analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to perform office and field or production responsibilities, including occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, standing, walking across varied terrain or shop floors, and climbing stairs.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Reliability Engineering or an equivalent engineering discipline.
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
- Hands-on experience in Design for Reliability, Design for Robustness, or Design for Six Sigma.
- Experience deploying quality breakthroughs in the New Product Development Process.
Responsibilities
- Integrate quality, reliability, and robustness into product design and development using APQP, DFMEA, and Design for Six Sigma methodologies.
- Partner with engineering to identify and mitigate design risks and ensure products meet customer and regulatory expectations.
- Serve as the highest escalation point within the assigned quality workstream, leading resolution of complex, high-impact issues and ensuring timely containment and sustainable resolution.
- Lead APQP in manufacturing launch activities.
- Ensure PFMEA, Control Plans, and Reaction Plans are institutionalized and integrated into manufacturing launch activities.
- Provide hands-on coaching and training on PFMEA, Control Plans, and manufacturing APQP.
- Create and implement a hands-on training plan for the manufacturing team.
- Lead and train manufacturing teams in structured problem solving using 8D and Six Sigma disciplines.
- Develop and institutionalize best-practice quality tools within manufacturing.
- Provide strategic guidance to manufacturing quality.
- Drive warranty reduction through structured problem solving.
- Continuously improve Oshkosh Quality Management System standards, procedures, and processes.
- Serve as the point person for Quality integration in Product Development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
